FIRE OUTBREAKS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 February 1930, Page 5

FIRE OUTBREAKS

TRANTHAM stables destroyed (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 14. H. Brown’s stables and storerooms at Bristol Street, Trentham, were totally destroyed by fire. The stables were fortunately empty at the time, as Brown was away at the Wanganui meeting with his two horses, but the storerooms contained the tools and gear used by Brown in his business as a builder. One of his carpenters lost a motor cycle valued at £75, and a full kit of tools. An effort was made to fight the five before it gained full control, and water was brought from the main on the high road, but the fire was up a side street 150 yards from the main, and the only hose available was old and full of holes, with the consequence that not a great deal of water actually reached the fire by this means.

BOARDIN’GHOUSE BLAZE. GISBORNE, February 14. A fire at Alolu destroyed a seventeen roomed house, formerly a board inghouse, owned by Air G. R. Medhurst estate, and occupied by Airs Lovell. The .insurance was £3OO on the building and £4OO on the furniture and effects. ASHBURTON SHOP ASHBURTON, February 15. Fire at 8.45 this morning destroyed a vulcanising shop owned by F. Ferriman, occupied by Roy Moore, the stock being destroyed. The adjoining shop, also owned by Sutton and Glendinning, was slightly damaged. The buildings were insured for £6OO in the North British. Moore’s stock was in sured for about £2OO. / SPEED TRUCK DESTROYED. A Reo speed truck, owned by R. G. Thompson, of Hinds, was destroyed by fire at Fairton yesterday afternoon. The ruck was loaded with eighteen 45gallon drums of petrol, only three being left intact. The. fire spread to P. Lysaght’s fences, two chains being burned, and a house was endangered. The driver, Gordon Thompson, was admitted to the hospital, with serious burns on the face, chest and. arms.